Akua Ba Doll
Maker
Unknown, Asante (Ashanti)
(African, Ghana)
Date8/3/2004
MediumWood
Dimensions17 1/2” tall (44.4 x 7.4 x 19.4 cm) (w/stand 46.7 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University
Object numberAF2004.02.LMA
DescriptionAkua ba doll with incised marks above nose and at temples and at back of head. Indication of neck rings.
ClassificationsSculpture
Exhibitions
Opening the Africa Collection
Gender and Society in Africa
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